Smile Identity

Smile Identity (Smile ID) is Africa's leading digital identity verification, fraud detection, AML and KYC/KYB compliance platform. Its V3 REST API and v12 mobile/web SDKs let businesses onboard and authenticate users across all 54 African countries and beyond, covering thousands of ID types and documents. Products include Biometric KYC, Document Verification, Enhanced Document Verification, Basic and Enhanced KYC, Business Verification (KYB), SmartSelfie registration/authentication/compare, phone and address verification, and AML monitoring. Verifications run against government and institutional data sources, with passive/active liveness, and results delivered synchronously and via asynchronous callback webhooks.

Smile Identity publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, Biometric Authentication API, Biometric Enrollment API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Company, Identity Verification, KYC, KYB, and Biometrics.

The Smile Identity catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Smile Identity’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, signup flow, pricing, changelog, and 23 more developer resources.

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56.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 71/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
12 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyIdentity VerificationKYCKYBBiometricsLiveness DetectionDocument VerificationAMLFraud PreventionComplianceOnboardingAfrica

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 56.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 16.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 71/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Smile Identity Authentication API

The Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

Smile Identity Biometric Authentication API

The Biometric Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric authentication.

Smile Identity Biometric Enrollment API

The Biometric Enrollment API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric enrollment.

Smile Identity Biometric KYC API

The Biometric KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric kyc.

Smile Identity Callback Replay API

The Callback Replay API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for callback replay.

Smile Identity Document Verification API

The Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for document verification.

Smile Identity Enhanced Document Verification API

The Enhanced Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced document verification.

Smile Identity Enhanced KYC API

The Enhanced KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced kyc.

Smile Identity Services API

The Services API from Smile Identity — 4 operation(s) for services.

Smile Identity Smart Selfie Compare API

The Smart Selfie Compare API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for smart selfie compare.

Smile Identity Users API

The Users API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for users.

Smile Identity Verification Status API

The Verification Status API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for verification status.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

smile-identity-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Smile Identity Verification Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Smile Identity Authentication

apiKey/http · 4 schemes

SECURITY

Smile Identity Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Smile Identity Agentic Access

15 operations · 10 acting

15 operations · 10 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Conformance
Conformance
 Components
Components
 DataModel
DataModel

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Postman
Postman
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: smile-identity
name: Smile Identity
description: Smile Identity (Smile ID) is Africa's leading digital identity verification, fraud detection, AML and KYC/KYB
  compliance platform. Its V3 REST API and v12 mobile/web SDKs let businesses onboard and authenticate users across all 54
  African countries and beyond, covering thousands of ID types and documents. Products include Biometric KYC, Document Verification,
  Enhanced Document Verification, Basic and Enhanced KYC, Business Verification (KYB), SmartSelfie registration/authentication/compare,
  phone and address verification, and AML monitoring. Verifications run against government and institutional data sources,
  with passive/active liveness, and results delivered synchronously and via asynchronous callback webhooks.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smile-identity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69cecfcd51ce55fce000c092/6a198a55c9d40279f94b33a4_Smile-Favicon.png
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Identity Verification
- KYC
- KYB
- Biometrics
- Liveness Detection
- Document Verification
- AML
- Fraud Prevention
- Compliance
- Onboarding
- Africa
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-authentication-api
  name: Smile Identity Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-authentication-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric Authentication API
  description: The Biometric Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-enrollment-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric Enrollment API
  description: The Biometric Enrollment API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric enrollment.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric Enrollment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-enrollment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-kyc-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric KYC API
  description: The Biometric KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric kyc.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric KYC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-kyc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-callback-replay-api
  name: Smile Identity Callback Replay API
  description: The Callback Replay API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for callback replay.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Callback Replay
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-callback-replay-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-document-verification-api
  name: Smile Identity Document Verification API
  description: The Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for document verification.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Document Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-document-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-enhanced-document-verification-api
  name: Smile Identity Enhanced Document Verification API
  description: The Enhanced Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced document verification.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Enhanced Document Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-enhanced-document-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-enhanced-kyc-api
  name: Smile Identity Enhanced KYC API
  description: The Enhanced KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced kyc.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Enhanced KYC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-enhanced-kyc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-services-api
  name: Smile Identity Services API
  description: The Services API from Smile Identity — 4 operation(s) for services.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Services
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-services-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-smart-selfie-compare-api
  name: Smile Identity Smart Selfie Compare API
  description: The Smart Selfie Compare API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for smart selfie compare.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Smart Selfie Compare
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-smart-selfie-compare-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-users-api
  name: Smile Identity Users API
  description: The Users API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-verification-status-api
  name: Smile Identity Verification Status API
  description: The Verification Status API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for verification status.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Verification Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-verification-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smile-identity-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://usesmileid.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://portal.usesmileid.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/getting-started/run-your-first-test-job
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/smileidentity
- type: Blog
  url: https://usesmileid.com/blog
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.usesmileid.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://usesmileid.com/pricing
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://usesmileid.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://usesmileid.com/legal/terms-and-conditions
- type: Postman
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/integration-options/rest-api/postman-collections
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/developer-resources/overview/changelog
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/smile-identity-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/smile-identity-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/smile-identity-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/smile-identity-authentication.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/smile-identity-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/smile-identity-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/smile-identity-lifecycle.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/smile-identity-verification-webhooks.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/smile-identity-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/smile-identity-sandbox.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/smile-identity-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/smile-identity-data-model.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/smile-identity-changelog.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/smile-identity-mcp.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/smile-identity-agentic-access.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 23
  pass: local-v1